Re: (ET) Tool receptacle

["Bob Murcek" <RMURCEK geisinger edu>]

By the way, even though the mower receptacle looks like it's grounded, the 
third pin is actually used for dynamic braking of the mower motors!

Chris's concern about having a ground in his situation, or other 
situations where external chargers are used, seems reasonable to me.  The 
built-in charger is a grounding plug, so the tractor frame is grounded 
when the tractor is connected to an external source of power, which is a 
good idea.

>>> Gary Woodard <farmallcub57 yahoo com> 3/7/2002 9:54:20 PM >>>

 Chris:
My welder plugs into the mower receptacle. I think the inverter did also.  
Around here I don't comply with the NEC much, when I'm playing.  We're a 
little too rural, yet, unless I go into the place I retired from (cities). 
All the factories have to meet code around here. The rest is just "logic"!
Gary
  Christopher Zach <czach computer org> wrote: Actually, it's screwed in 
on my E20; I took it out to show it to the
electricians. I could do that, but then the tractor wouldn't be original 
:-)
Also I wouldn't be able to plug in the accessories.

Note: When I took the outlet out, the copper wires had some copper sulfate
on them. Came off easily with a bit of contact cleaner and a brush.

Question on the Elec-trak accessories: Did the inverter and the welder plug
into the little 20amp outlet? If so they were probably overloading it.

Chris


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hazen, Dwight L" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 8:32 PM
Subject: RE: (ET) Tool receptacle


> Drill out the rivets and install a three prong twist lock.
>
> Dwight
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Zach [mailto:czach computer org] 
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:19 PM
> To: Gary Woodard; elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu 
> Subject: Re: (ET) Tool receptacle
>
> It's actually a 20amp 250 volt two prong Hubbel plug, and that is the
trick:
>
> No one stocks two prong plugs anymore.
>
> When I brought it to the first supply house, they went "wow, you should
> replace that". Without a ground, the plug pretty much fails every class 
> of
> NEC code. Kind of how you will not find two prong electrical outlets
> anymore; installing one is pretty much a violation of current NEC codes.
>
> That said, they directed me to another place where the manager had one of
> these plugs sitting in his desk. Part of a incorrect order years back; it
> works perfectly.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Woodard" 
> To: "Christopher Zach" ;
> 
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 11:49 AM
> Subject: (ET) Tool receptacle
>
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